doctor's orders
Mandated health regimen
Doctor's orders refers to instructions from a physician, especially regarding treatment or behavior.
The phrase often appears as justification for doing—or avoiding—something: I'm supposed to rest, doctor's orders.
It can be used loosely or humorously to give authority to any self-care decision: Another glass of wine? Doctor's orders.
Advised course of action
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- second opinionAdditional expert consultation
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
counsel · opinion · prevention · lifestyle · nutrition · checkup · screening · referral
Faithful following of something
- obedienceCompliance with authority
- follow-throughCompleting what you began
- regimenPrescribed course of treatment
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
instructions · mandate · requirement · follow-up · discipline · restriction · bed rest · prohibition
Recovery from injury/addiction
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- physical therapyRehabilitative movement-based medical care
- care planOrganized healthcare strategy
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
monitoring · observation · specialist · surgery · procedure · bloodwork · imaging · tests
Therapeutic substance for illness
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- pillsOral medication units
- tabletsFlat portable computing devices
- capsulesEncased doses of medicine
medicine · antibiotics · refill · pharmacy · pharmacist · script · generic · brand-name
recommendation
Advised course of action
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- second opinionAdditional expert consultation
suggestion · counsel · opinion · prevention · lifestyle · nutrition · checkup · screening · referral · wellness
adherence
Faithful following of something
- obedienceCompliance with authority
- follow-throughCompleting what you began
- regimenPrescribed course of treatment
protocol · instructions · mandate · requirement · follow-up · discipline · restriction · bed rest · prohibition · abstinence
rehabilitation
Recovery from injury/addiction
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- physical therapyRehabilitative movement-based medical care
- care planOrganized healthcare strategy
management · monitoring · observation · specialist · surgery · procedure · bloodwork · imaging · tests · rest
medication
Therapeutic substance for illness
capsules · medicine · antibiotics · refill · pharmacy · pharmacist · script · generic · brand-name · side-effects
- orderscommand, decree, dictate, mandate, proclamation
- Prescriptionsprescription, prescriptions, Rx, medication, pills
doctor's orderspseudoscience
Bogus methodology posing as factual
old wives' tales · old wives' tale · folk remedy · folk remedies · self-diagnosis
doctor, doctors, doctoral, doctorate, doctorates, doctoring, doctored, order, orders